John Terry Will Face Criminal Charges For Racial Slur

John Terry channels the Imperial ethos, a little too well. The Chelsea and England captain faces criminal charges for an alleged racist slur directed at QPR defender Anton Ferdinand during an Oct. 23 match. He has been accused of a “racially aggravated public order offense.”

The English FA sent a firm message yesterday, handling a lengthy suspension to Luis Suarez. If Terry does not receive a similar punishment or worse, that message will ring hallow (and John Henry will go into a full Dan Gilbert meltdown).